PN-G baseball ranked fifth, Bridge City up to 2nd

The Port Neches-Groves baseball team (25-3) is now ranked fifth in the state according to the Texas High School baseball coaches. The Bridge City Cardinals are up to second in the state in Class 3A at 22-3.
The Cardinals have four starting pitchers with a sub-1 earned-run average, according to head coach Chad Landry. Bridge City catcher Matt Menard came back from injury the second part of district play, so the Cardinals, who earned a first-round bye by winning district, are healthy and ready for a long playoff run.
“I know the last three years we’ve lost in the (region semifinals) but this year’s team is different,” Landry said.
The Cardinals are scheduled to play a best-of-three series against Rockdale, with Game 1 starting 6 p.m. Friday at Porter High School.
Port Neches-Groves plays Montgomery in a best-of-three series, scheduled to start Friday at 5 p.m. at Baytown Sterling High School.
The weather forecast calls for rain both Friday and Saturday, so all of the local teams will likely have to change their schedules. Teams can play Monday if they can’t fit any games in this weekend, with a waiver from the University Interscholastic League, the state’s governing body.
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION